Reykjavik's Living Art Museum and Kling and Bang Gallery to Relocate to Historic Marshall House with Ólafur Elíasson
Two Reykjavik art institutions—The Living Art Museum and gallery Kling and Bang—will relocate together to the historic Marshall húsið building in the city's harbor district. Constructed in 1948 with funding from the US Marshall Aid program, the structure previously operated as a herring factory before standing vacant for several years. Contemporary architects Ásmundur Hrafn Sturluson and Steinþór Kári Kárason are overseeing the building's refurbishment. Artist Ólafur Elíasson will establish new studios on the top floor, adding a third operational base alongside his existing spaces in Copenhagen and Berlin. The Living Art Museum, founded in 1978 as an artist-run initiative, and Kling and Bang, established by ten artists in 2003, will share the revitalized venue. Kling and Bang has been without a permanent home since vacating its previous premises last year. The announcement was made on February 4, 2016.
Key facts
- The Living Art Museum and Kling and Bang gallery will move into the Marshall húsið building in Reykjavik's harbor area
- Ólafur Elíasson will occupy new studios on the top floor, complementing his bases in Copenhagen and Berlin
- The Marshall House was built in 1948 with funding from the US Marshall Aid program
- The building previously served as a herring factory and has been vacant for years
- Architects Ásmundur Hrafn Sturluson and Steinþór Kári Kárason are handling the refurbishment
- The Living Art Museum was founded in 1978 as an artist-run institution
- Kling and Bang was formed by ten artists in 2003 and has been homeless since leaving its old premises last year
- The announcement date was February 4, 2016
Entities
Artists
- Ólafur Elíasson
- Ásmundur Hrafn Sturluson
- Steinþór Kári Kárason
- Olafur Eliasson
- Ragnar Kjartansson
- Jason Rhoades
- Paul McCarthy
- Lilja Birgisdóttir
- Ólafur Lárusson
- Freyja Eilíf
- Erró
- Ásmundur Sveinsson
- Jóhannes Sveinsson Kjarval
- Sigga Björg
- Ingibjörg Birgisdóttir
- Ragnheidur Gestsdóttir
- Björk
- Dieter Roth
- Einar Garibaldi
- Edda Jónsdóttir
- Ingibjörg Jónsdóttir
- Egill Sæbjörnsson
- Pétur Arason
- Ragna Róbertsdóttir
- Gunnar B. Dungal
- Margot Norton
- Heike Munder
- Nicolaus Shavhauser
- Sigmundur Dávid Gunnlaugsson
- Lorenza Pignatti
Institutions
- The Living Art Museum
- Kling and Bang
- IceNews
- Marshall House
- Kurt og Pí architects
- HB Grandi
- i8 gallery
- Harbinger
- The Corridor
- Port Project Space
- Ekkisens – Art Space
- Wind and Weather Window Gallery
- Better Weather Window Gallery
- Gallery Sign
- The Sculpture Association
- Reykjavík Art Museum
- Ásmundarsafn
- Kjarvalsstadir
- Culture House
- National Museum of Iceland
- Nordic House
- Reykjavík Museum of Photography
- National Gallery of Iceland
- Second Floor
- SAFN: Contemporary Art Collection
- The Dungal Art Foundation
- Icelandic Art Center
- BERG Contemporary
- Hverfigalleri
- Sequences
- Reykjavík Art Festival
- Mengi
- Reykjavík School of Art
- Accademia di Brera
- Icelandic Visual Art Board
- Barbican Centre
- Hirshhorn Museum
- Frieze Art Fair
- Biennale di Venezia
- Art Review
- ICIJ
- Henning Larsen Architects
- Alvar Aalto
- Johannes Magdahl Nielsen
- Consiglio Nordico dei Ministri
- Artribune
Locations
- Reykjavik
- Iceland
- Copenhagen
- Denmark
- Berlin
- Germany
- Reykjavík
- Marshall House
- Reykjavík port
- Harpa concert hall
- New York
- Madrid
- London
- Washington
- Venice
- Stockholm
- Brussels
- Reykjavík Art Museum
- Ásmundarsafn
- Kjarvalsstadir
- Culture House
- National Museum of Iceland
- Nordic House
- Reykjavík Museum of Photography
- National Gallery of Iceland
- Mengi
- Reykjavík School of Art
- Accademia di Brera
- Barbican Centre
- Hirshhorn Museum
- Frieze Art Fair
- Biennale di Venezia